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Most of the "official" star and constellation names were created by the Greek, Roman and Arab astronomers before about 1400. (Much of the Greek and Roman astronomical knowledge was lost during the "Dark Ages", and survived only because of Arabic translations from the earlier texts.) So many star names and constellation names are of Greek, Roman and Arabic origin. Most of the constellations were visible from the latitudes of Greece, Europe and Egypt, and were derived from animals, gods and heroes.
Starting in the 1500s and afterward, European seafarers sailing the southern oceans found new stars and new constellations not visible from the northern hemisphere. Many of the constellation names they created were of nautical or technical origin, such as "Telescopium", "Microsopium", "Octans" and "Sextans".
The constellation Fornax in the Southern Hemisphere is named for the Furnace.
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A constellation named after a mythical hunter?
The constellation is Orion
What is the constellation named after the unicorn called?
There is no constellation named after the unicorn, but there is Pegasus the flying horse from Greek mythology.
Who named the constellation Taurus?
the greeks
What constellation is named after Hestia?
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Is there a constellation named hades?
yes
Who discovered fornax?
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille identified Fornax in 1756. Fornax is a constellation that is located in the Southern Sky.
When was fornax recognized as a constellation?
It was first described by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1752.
Who named the constellation Ara?
The Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, named the constellation Ara.
What constellation is the Orion telescopes named after?
The Orion telescopes are named after the constellation with the same name, the Orion constellation. The Orion constellation is named after the hunter in Greek mythology also with the same name, Orion.
Which constellation is named after a fish?
The constellation named after a fish is Pisces. The Pisces Constellation is in the southern sky. Its name means "the fish" in Latin.
A constellation named after a mythical hunter?
The constellation is Orion
What is the constellation named after the unicorn called?
There is no constellation named after the unicorn, but there is Pegasus the flying horse from Greek mythology.
What is the UDF 2607 galaxy?
The UDF 7556 galaxy (one of the galaxies in the HUDF field) is a spiral galaxy 6000 million light-years from Earth in the Fornax constellation, and is 100,000 light-years in diameter, and contains about 100 billion stars.
To which is the constellation pleiades named after?
The Pleiades is not a constellation. It's an open cluster.
What are the names of the stars in the constellation chameleon?
The Chameleon constellation does not have any named stars.
Constellation named after a fish?
Pisces
Who named the constellation Taurus?
the greeks
